People Involved-
Nixon
Deep Throataka Mark Felt(becca)
Staff(becca)
Rose Mary Woods(becca)
John Dean-white house counsel (whit)
Fred Buzhardt-lawyer of Nixon(whit)
illegal use of government agencies such as the CIA and the FBI so the FBI and CIA ( E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy) (Purnima)
James McCord (Purnima)
Haldeman (Purnima)




Places Involved
Whitehouse (becca)EOB, Oval Office (Raph)
Watergate Hotel(whit)





Timeline of Events

June 20, 1972- tape 342 recorded-kissinger met w/ prime minister of China-Former DNC chair sues Nixon Campaign; that is the day of the 18.5 missing minutes(becca)

outed July 16, 1973(whit)






Current Theories
Erased because Nixon was a technological moron, could be inconsequential(becca)
8 seperate erasers(becca)
erase button was hit nine times(Raph)
Rose Marry Woods "ACCidentally" erased the tapes (Raph)



Others: (Purnima)
-"Watergate" is now an all-encompassing term used to refer to:
political burglary
bribery
extortion
phonetapping
conspiracy
obstruction of justice
destruction of evidence
tax fraud
illegal use of government agencies such as the CIA and the FBI
illegal campaign contributions
use of public money for private purposes.






Your Theory

I believe that Nixon was planning on havingthe former head of the DNCkilled and he didn't want people knowing his plot (everybody)

Lawrance O'Brian

Shotlist
1. Nixon interview (film)
2. Nixon plants recorder (film)
3. O'Brien creeper shots (stills)
4. O'Brien at the podium
  • Define what historical aspects you would like to highlight (if it were a feature length film).
  • - recorded conversations
  • -mysterious silence
  • Provide an explanation as to how your trailer is going to be historically accurate! We can't spare expenses for inaccuracy!
  • - Conversations will be between an executive and his confidante
  • - Reference to a lawsuit
  • - tape recorders
  • What (historically) is your group going to highlight in a trailer (1 - 2 minutes)?
  • - O'Brian's lawsuit
  • Which characters are you going to portray in the trailer?
  • Nixon
  • Lawrence O' Brian
  • Haldeman
  • What types of locations are you going to need to shoot the trailer?
  • -office
  • -press conference
  • Are you going to need any props?
  • -tape recorder
  • -podium
  • Are you going to use any historical footage?
  • no